Patterns of seed occurrence in corsac and red fox diets in Mongolia

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 381-384

  Murdoch, J D ^a   Buyandelger, S ^b   Cypher, B L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MONGOLIA   (Mongolia)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carnivore; Dispersal; Endozoochory; Fruit; Scat analysis; Vulpes

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; BREEDING SEASON; DIET; FRUIT; MAMMAL; SEED; SEED DISPERSAL; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; MONGOLIA;

ALLIUM POLYRHIZUM; ALLIUM SATIVUM; ASPARAGUS; ASPARAGUS GOBICUS; CANIDAE; CORISPERMUM MONGOLICUM; PEDUNCULATA; PRUNUS; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS; VULPES; VULPES CORSAC; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 59049100371     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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